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Nice article to make a mathematical literacu=y stats lesson out of seing hat our learners are loving their soicla media sites. Could get them to research Mxit adoption....

Mmmm we could have a field day with the stats in this article!

A simple guide to understanding basic statistics, for journalists and other writers who might not know math.

Statistics One is designed to be a friendly introduction to very simple, very basic, fundamental concepts in statistics.

Numbers can't "talk," but they can tell you as much as your human sources can. But just like with human sources, you have to ask! So what should you ask a number? Well, mathematicians have developed an entire field - statistics - dedicated to getting answers out of numbers. Now, you don't have to have a degree in statistics in order to conduct an effective "interview" with your data. But you do need to know a few basics. Here, described in plain English, are some basic concepts in statistics that every writer should know...

A link page with great pointers to data sets. (US nd world) and basic infomation on how to find data

Jackie's presentation form the Amesa 2009 conference